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SAGE meetings, May 2020

Minutes and papers from the Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies (SAGE) meetings held in May 2020.

• From: Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies
• Published: 26 June 2020
• Last updated: 8 April 2022 — See all updates

Meeting 31, 1 May 2020

• SAGE 31 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 1 May 2020
  • 29 May 2020
  • Transparency data
• Technical briefing to Dutch Parliament: role of children in the COVID-19 outbreak, 22 April 2020
  • 22 May 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Transmission and susceptibility in children, 1 May 2020
  • 22 May 2020
  • Research and analysis
• TFC: Modelling and behavioural science responses to scenarios for relaxing school closures, 1 May 2020
  • 22 May 2020
  • Research and analysis
• PHE: Impact of gradual school reopening using POLYMOD contact data, 30 April 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis
• LSHTM/University of Cambridge: SPI-Kids report – evaluating the increase in transmission for different back-to-back school scenarios, 30 April 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis
• University of Cambridge: Estimating R for intermittent interventions, 29 April 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis
• University of Bristol and University of Exeter: Impact of opening schools on the effective reproduction number – analysis of the Social Contact Survey, 30 April 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis
• University of Warwick: Impact of changes to school attendance, 28 April 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis

Meeting 32, 1 May 2020

• SAGE 32 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 1 May 2020
  • 29 May 2020
  • Transparency data
• Estimated impact of testing quarantined contacts at different points in time, 30 April 2020
  • 19 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Estimated impact of delay from isolation of symptomatic case to test result and quarantine of contacts, 26 April 2020
  • 19 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• NERVTAG and SPI-M: Extraordinary meeting on contact tracing – minutes, 26 April 2020
  • 20 August 2021
  • Research and analysis

Meeting 33, 5 May 2020

• SAGE 33 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 5 May 2020
  • 29 May 2020
  • Transparency data
• SPI-M-O: Consensus view on the potential relaxing of social distancing measures, 4 May 2020
  • 13 May 2022
  • Research and analysis
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG, 4 May 2020
  • 20 May 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 5 May 2020
  • 31 July 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: COVID-19 short-term pilot forecasts, 3 May 2020
  • 11 September 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SAGE return for COVID-19 strategy: sequencing of social distancing behavioural and social interventions, 6 May 2020
  • 29 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• LSHTM: Modelling scenarios for relaxation of lockdown in England, 3 May 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis
• University of Bristol: Strategies for reducing COVID-19 transmission with social distancing measures, 5 May 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis
• Imperial College London: Response to COVID-19 in South Korea and implications for UK exit strategies, 3 May 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis
• Imperial College London: Modelling proposed GB exit strategies, 5 May 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis
• University of Warwick: Simulations of potential exit strategies, 3 May 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis

Meeting 34, 7 May 2020

• SAGE 34 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 7 May 2020
  • 29 May 2020
  • Transparency data
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG, 6 May 2020
  • 20 May 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Policing, protest and changes to COVID-19 control measures in the UK, 4 May 2020
  • 29 May 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-B: Key behavioural issues relevant to test, trace, track and isolate - summary, 6 May 2020
  • 29 May 2020
  • Research and analysis
• NERVTAG: Case definitions for contact tracing, 7 May 2020
  • 5 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• PHE: Serological surveillance - summary report 3, 6 May 2020
  • 5 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Risk Estimation to inform risk assessment, 7 May 2020
  • 12 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Statement on COVID-19 –“Bubbles” and outdoor activities, 6 May 2020
  • 12 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• HDR UK: A national health data research capability to support COVID-19 research questions, 5 May 2020
  • 27 August 2021
  • Research and analysis
• CMMID: Social contacts in the UK from the CoMix social contact survey
  • 14 January 2022
  • Research and analysis

Meeting 35, 12 May 2020

• SAGE 35 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 12 May 2020
  • 12 June 2020
  • Transparency data
• Case fatality in hospitalised patients after 23 March 2020, 11 May 2020
  • 22 May 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG, 12 May 2020
  • 20 May 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Possible additional interventions to address hospital transmission risks of SARS-CoV-2, 12 May 2020
  • 12 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SCWG: Care homes analysis, 12 May 2020
  • 3 July 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 11 May 2020
  • 31 July 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: COVID-19 short-term forecasts, 10 May 2020
  • 11 September 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: COVID-19 planning scenarios and current estimates of severity and length of stay in hospital, 11 May 2020
  • 16 October 2020
  • Research and analysis
• EMG: Survival of SARS-CoV-2 in the environment, 11 May 2020
  • 4 March 2022
  • Research and analysis
• Academics: Rapid generation of neutralising antibody responses in COVID-19 patients, 8 May 2020
  • 5 June 2020
  • Research and analysis

Meeting 36, 14 May 2020

• SAGE 36 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 14 May 2020
  • 12 June 2020
  • Transparency data
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG, 13 May 2020
  • 20 May 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Principles of understanding of transmission routes to inform risk assessment and mitigation strategies (updated), 14 May 2020
  • 12 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Principles of understanding of transmission routes to inform risk assessment and mitigation strategies, 14 May 2020
  • 12 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O Statement on bubbles, 13 May 2020
  • 12 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-B - Well-being and Household Connection: the behavioural considerations of ‘Bubbles’, 14 May 2020
  • 12 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• NERVTAG: Asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infection, 13 May 2020
  • 19 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• NERVTAG: NT-SARS-CoV-2 variants, 13 May 2020
  • 19 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• HOCWG: Hospital-onset COVID-19 infection – update for SAGE, 13 May 2020
  • 20 August 2021
  • Research and analysis
• PHE: Serological surveillance – summary reports
  • 14 January 2022
  • Research and analysis
• HDR UK: COVID-19 health data research – weekly update, 12 May 2020
  • 27 August 2021
  • Research and analysis
• University of Exeter and University of Bristol: Household networks and bubbling – insights from percolation theory, 14 May 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis
• University of Manchester, University of Warwick and IBM Research: Bubbles during lockdown relaxation, 13 May 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis
• University of Warwick and LSHTM: The effectiveness of extended social bubbles as a soft exit strategy from the COVID-19 lockdown, 13 May 2020
  • 8 April 2022
  • Research and analysis

Meeting 37, 19 May 2020

• SAGE 37 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 19 May 2020
  • 19 June 2020
  • Transparency data
• EMG: Transmission and Control of SARS-CoV-2 on Public Transport, 18 May 2020
  • 29 May 2020
  • Research and analysis
• EMG: Summary of disinfection technologies for microbial control, 18 May 2020
  • 26 January 2022
  • Research and analysis
• DELVE: Report on test, trace, isolate and support, 18 May 2020
  • 19 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG, 18 May 2020
  • 19 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Quick findings on age distributions of grandparents and parents of primary school aged children, 18 May 2020
  • 19 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• EMG: Application of UV disinfection, visible light, local air filtration and fumigation technologies to microbial control, 19 May 2020
  • 31 July 2020
  • Research and analysis
• EMG: Evidence for transmission of SARS-CoV-2 on ground public transport and potential effectiveness of mitigation measures, 18 May 2020
  • 31 July 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: COVID-19 short-term forecasts, 17 May 2020
  • 11 September 2020
  • Research and analysis

Meeting 38, 21 May 2020

• SAGE 38 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 21 May 2020
  • 19 June 2020
  • Transparency data
• GOS: Risk of COVID-19 amongst parents and grandparents of primary school children, 21 May 2020
  • 19 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG, 21 May 2020
  • 19 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Evaluation Sub Group: Note on the Joint Biosecurity Centre, 20 May 2020
  • 26 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• JBC: Note on Joint Biosecurity Centre and potential flows, 20 May 2020
  • 26 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Comments on social distancing, 20 May 2020
  • 20 May 2022
  • Research and analysis
• TFC: Comments on sequencing of social distancing measures (schools), 20 May 2020
  • 13 May 2022
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Consensus statement on COVID-19, 20 May 2020
  • 26 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: COVID-19 planning and reasonable worst-case scenarios, 20 May 2020
  • 16 October 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: COVID-19 reasonable worst-case planning scenario, 21 May 2020
  • 16 October 2020
  • Research and analysis
• PHE: Serological surveillance – summary reports
  • 14 January 2022
  • Research and analysis
• HDR UK: COVID-19 health data research – weekly update, 19 May 2020
  • 27 August 2021
  • Research and analysis

Meeting 39, 28 May 2020

• SAGE 39 minutes: Coronavirus (COVID-19) response, 28 May 2020
  • 26 June 2020
  • Transparency data
• CO-CIN: Ethnicity and outcomes from COVID-19 in UK hospital patients using the ISARIC WHO Clinical Characterisation Protocol - prospective observational cohort study, 28 May 2020
  • 26 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Dynamic CO-CIN report to SAGE and NERVTAG, 27 May 2020
  • 26 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• COVID-19 Alert Levels and public behaviour changes, 27 May 2020
  • 26 June 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-B: Communicating behaviours to reduce transmissions between social networks: summary, 27 May 2020
  • 13 May 2022
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Consensus Statement on COVID-19, 27 May 2020
  • 3 July 2020
  • Research and analysis
• Smart Exit: A COVID-19 early warning model, 19 May 2020
  • 10 July 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: COVID-19 short-term forecasts, 25 May 2020
  • 11 September 2020
  • Research and analysis
• SPI-M-O: Statement on Joint Biosecurity Centre alert level change criteria, 27 May 2020
  • 8 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• JBC: COVID-19 alert level and public behaviour changes, 25 May 2020
  • 8 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• JBC: COVID-19 alert level change criteria, 25 May 2020
  • 8 January 2021
  • Research and analysis
• PHE: Serological surveillance – summary reports
  • 14 January 2022
  • Research and analysis
• HDR UK: COVID-19 health data research – weekly update, 27 May 2020
  • 27 August 2021
  • Research and analysis
• Flu Watch: Impact of occupational exposure to disease, proximity to others during work and income on mortality from COVID-19, 27 May 2020
  • 21 January 2022
  • Research and analysis
• CMO: Serology testing strategy – for discussion at SAGE, 28 May 2020
  • 21 January 2022
  • Research and analysis
• Academics: SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion in health care workers, 19 May 2020
  • 19 May 2020
  • Research and analysis

Published 26 June 2020
Last updated 8 April 2022 + show all updates

1. 8 April 2022

   Added 5 papers to SAGE 31, 5 papers to SAGE 33 and 3 papers to SAGE 36.

2. 21 January 2022

   Added 3 papers to SAGE 39.

3. 14 January 2022

   Added 1 paper to SAGE 35.

4. 27 August 2021

   Added 5 papers to SAGE meetings 34, 36, 38, and 39.

5. 20 August 2021

   3 reports added (SAGE meetings 32, 35 and 36).

6. 13 August 2021

   Addition of 1 paper to SAGE 36, 1 paper to SAGE 38 and 1 paper to SAGE 39.

7. 29 January 2021

   Added a paper to SAGE meeting 33.

8. 8 January 2021

   Added 3 papers on COVID-19 alert levels under SAGE meeting 39.

9. 16 October 2020

   Added 3 papers (SAGE meetings 35 and 38).

10. 11 September 2020

    4 short-term forecast reports added.

11. 31 July 2020

    4 reports added (SAGE meetings 33, 35 and 37).

12. 10 July 2020

    Report added under SAGE meeting 39.

13. 3 July 2020

    Reports added to SAGE meetings 35 and 39.

14. 26 June 2020

    First published.